2 Bedroom House Plans | The Plan Collection (2024)

FAQs

Where can I find the original plans for my house UK? ›

Your local council's building and planning application website is the first place to look when you want to find existing floor plans of a building. When undertaking building works, more likely than not, planning permission would have been required.

You can buy a ready made plan, hire an architect or draw your own floor plan from scratch. The cheapest way is to draw a plan from scratch. However, the easiest way is buying and downloading a ready made house floor plan, which is cheaper and faster than hiring architectural services.

Search your local building department or archives

In some cases, you may find your department complies an online database of permits and plans. If you can't access records online, you can often submit a records request via an online form, then wait for digital records to be sent to you.

The best way to find blueprints is through the local public official's office. Most jurisdictions have an assessor's office or public records office.

You should be able to check with your city or county's Assessor's office. Often this information is available online through their websites. This official info is what your taxes are based on, so is probably the best "official" number for what your house square footage is.

Unless your local building code absolutely requires an architect, most residential homes do not need to hire an architect. Part of the excitement of building a new home or doing a major retrofit is spending time creatively designing the space that you will inhabit.

A “Floor Plan” refers to the map of an individual floor. The simplest way to understand a floor plan is to imagine looking down on a doll house without its roof. “Design drawings” are floor plans that include a modest amount of information and are created to communicate a home design to non-professionals.

You should budget between £2,000 and £3,000 for the design phase. You can expect to pay between £5,000 and £7,500 for the tender, building standards, and construction drawings for large renovations. You will also have to pay an architect between £5,000 and £7,000 to oversee the work.

Is there a free app to draw house plans? ›

There are several free floor plan creators available, depending on your specific needs and preferences. Some of the most popular free options include Planner 5D, RoomSketcher, SketchUp and Floorplanner.

Another option is to design your own house and many self builders decide to complete at least some of the design themselves. As long as planning approval, building regulations and any other legal requirements are met, there is really nothing stopping you getting involved.

The cost to hire a floor plan designer ranges between $800 and $2,700, or an average project cost of about $1,750. Rates start at $50 and go as high as $130 per hour for a draftsperson to draw up blueprints or a house plan.

The most important reason you need an official set of house plans is that most cities require that you provide a set of plans in order to obtain a permit. Building without a permit can be dangerous and costly due to fines. If you want to make this process easier you will need to purchase an official house plan set.

Cost. Once you find a home design online that you like, it's important to look at the price and determine if the plan is worth purchasing. Online floor plans can range from a few hundred to thousands of dollars.

The record office holds archives about the history and heritage of the area. You can explore the archives for research like family history, house history and local studies.

The genealogy library and society can help you locate records for your area. If you are in a rural area, the information available isn't as easy to find as in cities. A good source may be your neighbors or local historians. They may be able to give you the local legends about the property.